A comprehensive genome-wide scan detects genomic regions related to local adaptation and climate resilience in Mediterranean domestic sheep. [PDF]
Genet Sel Evol, 2021 Background The management of farm animal genetic resources and the adaptation of animals to climate change will probably have major effects on the long-term sustainability of the livestock sector.
Tsartsianidou V +8 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of small ruminant lentiviruses in Germany and Iran suggests their expansion with domestic sheep. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) are found in sheep in Germany and Iran. SRLVs have been classified into four genotypes: A–C and E. Genotype A has been subdivided into 20 subtypes.
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Genomic evidence of improved fertility and adaptation in Iranian domestic sheep attributed to introgression from Asiatic Mouflon and urial [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDue to the diverse climate in Iran, there has been an opportunity for the emergence of different domestic sheep breeds. On the other hand, two of the seven wild sheep species have settled in the broad areas of Iran.
Reza Khalkhali-Evrigh +4 more
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The Population History of Domestic Sheep Revealed by Paleogenomes. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolAbstract Sheep was one of the first domesticated animals in Neolithic West Eurasia. The zooarchaeological record suggests that domestication first took place in Southwest Asia, although much remains unresolved about the precise location(s) and timing(s) of earliest domestication, or the post-domestication history of sheep.
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Parasite, 2018 This study aimed to determine the frequency of antibodies to Neospora caninum in domestic sheep raised in Henan province, central China. Serum samples from 779 domestic sheep were collected from March 2015 to May 2016, and antibodies to N.
Wang Shuai +5 more
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Potential disease agents in domestic goats and relevance to bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) management. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Domestic goats are raised for meat, milk and hair production, in herds for rangeland weed control, and as pack animals. Domestic sheep, goats and wild bighorn sheep are all susceptible to a multifactorial pneumonia.
Mark L Drew, Glen C Weiser
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Exposure of bighorn sheep to domestic goats colonized with Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae induces sub-lethal pneumonia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Bronchopneumonia is a population limiting disease of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that has been associated with contact with domestic Caprinae. The disease is polymicrobial but is initiated by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, which is commonly carried by ...
Thomas E Besser +3 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Brucella ovis in domestic sheep in Wyoming, USA. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2019 BackgroundBrucella ovis causes a sexually transmitted, infectious disease of domestic sheep characterized by genital lesions and epididymitis in rams, placentitis and rare abortions in ewes, and neonatal mortality in lambs.
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Sarcocystis species in wild and domestic sheep (Ovis ammon and Ovis aries) from China. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2018 BackgroundSarcocystis species are intracellular protozoan parasites that can pose a threat to animal health and food safety. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of infection with Sarcocystis infection in sheep from China.ResultsIn ...
Dong H +6 more
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A high resolution atlas of gene expression in the domestic sheep (Ovis aries). [PDF]
PLoS Genet, 2017 Sheep are a key source of meat, milk and fibre for the global livestock sector, and an important biomedical model. Global analysis of gene expression across multiple tissues has aided genome annotation and supported functional annotation of mammalian ...
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